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J ohn the apostle was one of the 12 disciples of christ. Neither religious, nor refined, they were ordinary people, just like you and me. The 12 apostles were jews, uneducated commoners, and simple men of faith. Who were the 12 disciples and what should we know about them. He was the leader of the church in the ephesus area and is said to have taken care of mary the mother of jesus in his home. For the inside, i wanted this in color, so i printed the 12 disciples song for the top, and printed the first letter of each name and used a small circle punch to cut out. John s gospel has no complete listing of the disciples, but john does mention the disciples. One can rest assured that they are a true disciple of jesus when their baptism had. Facts about the 12 disciples of jesus learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Why is the order of jesus calling his disciples different in some of the gospels.

Fascinating facts about the twelve disciples exploring. They would have been considered common men in their day. John new international version niv jesus washes his disciples feet. Twelve apostles simple english wikipedia, the free. In addition to christian theology, islamic theology also. His story extends many years past the earthly ministry of christ.

We wanted the kids to not only remember the names of the 12 disciples, but that jesus called them to become fishers of men. Andrew, james, john a bible story mentions nathanial, thomas, and 2 other unnamed disciples fishing with peter, james, and john, but does not. Why do the four gospels record different versions of the calling of the twelve disciples. When jesus asked him, as a test, where they could buy enough bread to feed the 5000, philip failed the test by relying on money instead of trusting the son of god to provide. According to the bauer lexicon, walter bauer s greekenglish lexicon of the.

The 12 disciples chosen by jesus the new testament is the only extensive source of information about the lives of the 12 disciples. Why is the order of jesus calling his disciples different. Lets take a quick look at the original 12 apostles of jesus christ. The twelve disciples contains a closeup on the 12 ordinary men who jesus trained to care for his church.

Bible list of the twelve disciples of jesus christ. Did any of the 12 disciples write any books of the bible. There are four lists of the disciples found in scripture. The story of john 12 disciples of jesus i animated bible. Disciples of john who were the disciples of john the. Twelve apostles simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

What was the purpose and mission of the 12 disciples. The book gives excellent insight into the lives of the 12 men jesus chose to plant his church. John was known as an apostle, author, and the only apostle who was not killed by martyrdom, though not from lack of trying. In more than four decades of ministry, john has written dozens of bestselling books, including the macarthur study bible, the gospel according to jesus, and. The gospel of matthew lists the 12 apostles in the following order. This disciple was one of the sons of zebedee who followed our lord. The death of lazarus 11 after he had said this, he told them, our friend lazarus has fallen asleep, but i am going there to wake him up. The twelve disciples lifeguide bible studies connelly, douglas on.

Who were the 12 disciples or apostles of jesus christ. Jesus christ selected the 12 disciples from among his early followers to become his closest companions. The revelation of john could only be what is now called the book of revelation. In john macarthurs twelve ordinary men, youll discover that contrary to popular belief, we do not have to be perfect to do gods work. Jesus chose ordinary men fisherman, tax collectors, political zealots and turned their weakness into strength, producing. Usually when he offers an idea or opinion he points that out. It was written by the discipleapostle john around 8595 a.

Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. Also known as simon, simon peter, or cephas rock, peter was a gregarious. In each list, the names can be viewed in three groups group 1 always has simon peter first, then andrew, james, and john in varying orders. Five books of the new testament are attributed to someone named john. Peter, john, and matthew all wrote books of the bible. The story of john 12 disciples of jesus i animated bible story holytales bible stories. Before we mention the disciples he attracted we need to learn a little bit about john the baptist himself. Testamentthe book of john, 1, 2, and 3 john, and the book of revelation. The names of the twelve disciples of jesus are simon peter, andrew, james. Conversions in the book of acts the twelve disciples of john 19. The names of the twelve disciples of jesus are simon peter, andrew, james the son of zebedee, john, philip, bartholomew, thomas, matthew, james the son of alphaeus, thaddaeus, simon the zealot and judas iscariot. In our survey of conversions in the book of acts, we have considered the following examples of conversion. Not much information has survived about the fates of the 12 disciples, but some is still available from various sources. Apostle comes from the greek verb apostolos, or to send out.

Jesus called twelve ordinary men and turned their weaknesses into strengths. The key personalities of this book are jesus christ, his twelve disciples, mary magdalene, john the baptist, lazarus, his sisters mary and martha, jewish religious leaders. According to church tradition, their mother was salome. The gospel according to john differs considerably from the. According to tradition, the apostle john wrote all of them more than. His mother elizabeth, related to jesus mother mary, was of the daughters of aaron. Peter, james son of zebedee, andrew, philip, bartholomew, matthew, thomas, james son of alphaeus, john, thaddaeus, simon the zealot, and judas iscariot.

John 12 new international version niv jesus anointed at bethany. Shortly afterward, the lord walks by john and two of his disciples. This book highlights each of the twelve apostles chosen by jesus to follow him and how each one of them was ordinary. Matthew, mark, and luke, each contain a list of 12 disciples. John the apostle was one of the twelve apostles of jesus according to the new testament. He calls some of them by names not used in the other accounts.

Macarthur takes a few liberties in writing but sticks with the facts. Throughout the bible there have been men, as well as women, whom god has chosen to accomplish his divine plans. Yet there were twelve men, specifically selected by jesus, to travel with him. They sometimes differ in order, but this is not a problem since listing people in a different order still demonstrates that the people were the same. John 12 niv jesus anointed at bethany six days bible. John 12, new king james version nkjv the bible app. But all apostles are disciples that somewhat depends on how you define paul the apostle. For the first 20 minutes of class we have several stations with activities to reinforce the lesson point of todays sunday school lessons. The twelve disciples ebook christian book distributors. The example of the twelve disciples of john certainly illustrates that one can. For the most part, the names are the same with minor differences due to various uses of first or family names as well as the use of nicknames at various times. This kids bible video retells the powerful true story of jesus calling the 12 disciples to follow him, while bringing to life their gospel accounts. What do you know about the disciples who learned at jesus feet.

Look no further than the twelve disciples whose many weaknesses are forever preserved throughout the pages of the new testament. In christian theology and ecclesiology, apostles, particularly the twelve apostles also known as the twelve disciples or simply the twelve, were the primary disciples of jesus according to the new testament. The twelve disciples pamphlet offers a closeup look at the 12 plain ordinary men who jesus trained to care for his church. Immediately, john begins to declare that jesus is the one of whom he has been speaking. Everything we know about philip comes from the book of john. As jesus walks away, john tells his two disciples that jesus is the lamb of god verse 35. Jesuss twelve disciples names and details the bible lists the disciples in four places. The book of john is a gospel that contains narrative history, sermons, parables, and a few prophetic oracles. Quick summary of the twelve apostles jesus christ selected twelve men from among his early followers to become his closest disciples. An early disciple of john the baptist, andrew, and john. I tried to make egg shape disciples, but they are really ovals. John the apostle was the son of zebedee and the younger brother of james, son of zebedee james the greater.

His father zacharias was a priest who served at jerusalems temple. Twelve disciples and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. In fact, there is no calling of disciples in john except for the calling of. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the father. How the master shaped his disciples for greatness, and what he wants to do with you paperback may 8, 2006. Here they are in alphabetical order with a summary of each one. Jesus disciples were twelve men he picked to travel with him and learn from him.